Sentinel v1.0.0-alpha

GPU-accelerated trading terminal. C++20, Qt 6, sub-millisecond rendering.

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Build

Windows:

setx QT_MSVC C:\Qt\6.9.3\msvc2022_64
setx VCPKG_ROOT C:\dev\vcpkg

git clone https://github.com/pattty847/Sentinel.git
cd Sentinel
cmake --preset windows-msvc
cmake --build --preset windows-msvc -j

Run: build/windows-msvc/apps/sentinel_gui/Release/sentinel_gui.exe

macOS:

brew install qt cmake ninja
export QT_MAC=/opt/homebrew/opt/qt
export VCPKG_ROOT=$HOME/vcpkg

cmake --preset mac-clang
cmake --build --preset mac-clang -j

Linux:

sudo apt install build-essential cmake ninja-build qt6-base-dev qt6-declarative-dev
export QT_LINUX=/usr/lib/qt6
export VCPKG_ROOT=$HOME/vcpkg

cmake --preset linux-gcc
cmake --build --preset linux-gcc -j

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API Keys

Drop a key.json in project root:

{
  "key": "your-coinbase-api-key",
  "secret": "-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----\n...\n-----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----\n"
}

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Project Structure

libs/core/    Pure C++ data layer (no Qt GUI)
libs/gui/     Qt Quick, QSG rendering, widgets
apps/         Executables (sentinel_gui, stream_cli)

Core handles market data, caching, and transforms. GUI handles all rendering and layout. They don't mix.

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Docs

• docs/ARCHITECTURE.md — dataflow and rendering pipeline
• docs/CROSS_COMPATABILITY.md — platform-specific notes

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License

AGPL-3.0